ohome

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

oome (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Reduplicated form of ōme (“two”) with saltillo; compare ōōme (“two at a time”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oʔˈóː.me]

Numeral

ohōme

(distributive) two apiece; two each
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 39v:
  Cada vno dos. o ome. o ontetl.
  Two apiece. o ome. o ontetl.
- Idem, f. 254r.
  De dos en dos. vel,cada vno dos.o ome. vel,o ontetl.
  
  Two at a time, or two apiece. o ome, also o ontetl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 120r. col. 1:
  De dos en dos. vel. cada vno dos. ooome. vel .oon- / tetl.
  Two at a time, or two apiece. oome, also oontetl.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 120r
J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl: Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 317

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